Hello and welcome to iGarden. Anyone who knows me will know that I am 'The Compulsive Gardener' - I love everything about gardening.
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Around this time of year, certain plants that have been waiting patiently for warmer weather to kick in, start to strut their stuff and become an important presence in my garden. The Sydney climate is such that our mild winter enables many semitropical plants to survive, even though they may look quite woebegone for a while. Luckily, we can be distracted by the many lovely spring-blooming specimens that do well in our region. Once these are over, the semitropical ones can take centre stage and p ... Read On »
See the full list of what's flowering in my garden this month.
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November is one of the prettiest months of the year in our Sydney gardens. Read More »
As spring-flowering perennials cease blooming, their stems can be cut back. Spring annuals can finally be pulled out, and replaced with summer-flowering ones. Keep your daylilies deadheaded, by snapping off the spent blooms regularly. The plants will look a lot better if you do this.
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